In the Shadow of Karakorum (1955)

In the Shadow of Karakorum (1955)

1955-08-03 Austria, Germany 87 Min. PG-13
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Overview

In 1954, a German-Austrian expedition led by Mathias Rebitsch set off for the difficult-to-access Karakoram Mountains, geographically north of the Himalayas. They come across the Hunza, a people who live in the valley of the same name and believe they are descended from the soldiers of Alexander the Great. The documentary conveys impressions of the poor life of the Hunza people, the harvest, a court hearing, festivals and the children's everyday school life. Finally, the expedition sets off again and sets up its main camp on the moraine ridge of a glacier, where they measure the glacier and the earth's magnetic field. Finally, some men from the research community set off for a sub-peak of Batura.

Cast

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer is Self - Narrator [West Germany & Austria] (voice)
Self - Narrator [West Germany & Austria] (voice)
Otto Mellies is Self - Narrator [East Germany] (voice)
Self - Narrator [East Germany] (voice)
Mathias Rebitsch is Self - Expedition Leader
Self - Expedition Leader
Wolfgang Pillewizer is Self - Scientific Director
Self - Scientific Director
Paul Bernett is Self - Expedition Doctor
Self - Expedition Doctor
Anderl Heckmair is Self - Expedition Member
Self - Expedition Member
Karl Heckler is Self - Expedition Member (†)
Self - Expedition Member (†)
Gerhard Klamert is Self - Expedition Member
Self - Expedition Member
Dolf Meyer is Self - Expedition Member
Self - Expedition Member
Karl Heinz Pfaffen is Self - Expedition Member
Self - Expedition Member
Hans-Jochen Schneider is Self - Expedition Member
Self - Expedition Member
Karl Wienert is Self - Expedition Member
Self - Expedition Member